| | King James | American std |
| 1 | O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. | Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph. |
| 2 | For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth. | For Jehovah Most High is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth. |
| 3 | He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. | He subdueth peoples under us, And nations under our feet. |
| 4 | He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah. | He chooseth our inheritance for us, The glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah |
| 5 | God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet. | God is gone up with a shout, Jehovah with the sound of a trumpet. |
| 6 | Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. | Sing praise to God, sing praises: Sing praises unto our King, sing praises. |
| 7 | For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. | For God is the King of all the earth: Sing ye praises with understanding. |
| 8 | God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. | God reigneth over the nations: God sitteth upon his holy throne. |
| 9 | The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted. | The princes of the peoples are gathered together [To be] the people of the God of Abraham: For the shields of the earth belong unto God; He is greatly exalted. Psalm 48 A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. |
